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(NEW YORK) — The leader of a secretive group in upstate New York turned female followers into brainwashed “slaves” who were branded with his initials and coerced into having sex, authorities alleged on Monday in a criminal complaint charging him with sex-trafficking. Keith Raniere, co-founder of the group called Nxivm, was arrested in Mexico and…

The National Rifle Association received foreign funds but didn’t use the money for election purposes, the gun lobby wrote to Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. “Our review of our records has found no foreign donations in connection with a United States election, either directly or through a conduit,” the NRA’s secretary and general counsel, John…

It wasn’t until Donald Trump became president that data scientist Christopher Wylie said he realized the full scope of the work he had been involved with, he told lawmakers in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Interested in Cambridge Analytica? Add Cambridge Analytica as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Cambridge Analytica…

But the Trump administration's plan to put a citizenship question back on the US census is a big deal. Even if talk about polls and statistics usually makes your eyes glaze over, here's why you should pay attention: The census isn't just an academic exercise. It's the basis for deciding the number of representatives each…

Another video of the shooting, filmed by the owner of the store, depicted the encounter from a different angle. That video showed one of the officers removing something from Mr. Sterling’s pocket. Witnesses later said they saw a handgun on the ground next to Mr. Sterling — the federal government said it was a loaded…

An Arizona mother whose two children were found dead Monday evening strapped into their carseats in her vehicle has been charged with two counts of murder, PEOPLE confirms. According to a statement from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, authorities received a call at about 11:15 p.m. on Monday “after two children, a 2-year-old boy…